{"id":45,"date":"2023-11-26T13:46:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T13:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldentarget.net\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2024-06-03T10:47:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T10:47:09","slug":"history-of-syria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/goldentarget.net\/index.php\/history-of-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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BRIEF HISTORY OF SYRIA<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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SYRIA THROUGH THE AGES (Damascus)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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8,500 B.C.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

A first indication of settlement on the site of present-day Damascus (Tal Aswad \u2013 Tal Al Ramad \u2013 Tal Al Greeqa \u2013 \u2026)<\/h4>\n

2,000 B.C.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Amorite settlement<\/h4>\n

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1,000 B.C.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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City conquered by Tuthmos III of Egypt.<\/h4>\n

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732 B.C.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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City taken by the Assyrian king, Tiglath Pileser III.<\/h4>\n

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572 B.C.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Chaldean armies, under Nebuchadnezzar, conquer Syria and occupy Damascus.<\/h4>\n

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539 B.C.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Persian leader, Cyrus, takes Damascus and declares it the capital of the Fifth Satrapy (administrative district) of the Persian Empire, which incorporated Syria, Phoenicia, and Palestine.<\/h4>\n

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334 B.C.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Alexander the Great takes Syria. Beginning of Greek settlement in Damascus.<\/h4>\n

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312 B.C.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Seleucus Nicator, the successor of Alexander, takes power.<\/h4>\n

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64 B.C.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Roman general, Pompeii, incorporates Syria and Damascus into the Roman Empire.<\/h4>\n

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20-30 A.D<\/strong>.<\/u><\/h4>\n

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Christianity comes to Damascus.<\/h4>\n

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31 A.D.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Arrival of Saul [of Tarsus] and his assumption of his new name, Paul, upon conversion to Christianity.<\/h4>\n

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395 A.D.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Division of the Roman Empire into Western and Easter (Byzantine) Empires. Damascus under Byzantine control.<\/h4>\n

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635 A.D.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Damascus taken by Khalid ibn al-walid. Arab Muslim conquest of Syria.<\/h4>\n

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661 A.D.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Caliph Mauwiya makes Damascus the capital of the Ommayad Empire.<\/h4>\n

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750 A.D.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Fall of the Omayad Dynasty. Damascus falls to the \u2018Abbasids and the capital of the Muslim empire is transferred to Baghdad.<\/h4>\n

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969-1076 A.D.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Rule of the Fatamids, based in Cairo.<\/h4>\n

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1076-1174 A.D.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Rule in Damascus of the Prince of Turkish origin, the Seljuks and Atabegs, including the rule of Nur al-Din (Atabeg) (1146- 1176) and the beginning of the Crusader campaigns(1096).<\/h4>\n

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1174-1260 A.D.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Ayyubid Dynasty, founded by Salah al-Din (Saladin), rules Damascus.<\/h4>\n

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1260 A.D.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Tartar invasion, led by Houlagou (son of Ghengis Khan), repulsed by Sultan Baybars.<\/h4>\n

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1260-1516 A.D.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Mamluke, an Egypt-based dynasty, rule Damascus.<\/h4>\n

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1400 A.D.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Devastation of Damascus by the Mongols, led by Tamurlane.<\/h4>\n

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1516 A.D.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Ottoman Turks take power.<\/h4>\n

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1918 A.D.<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Ottomans are driven out of Syria at the end of the First World War by the combined forces of the Western Allies and Arab forces.<\/h4>\n

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1918-1920<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Kingdom of Syria lasts for twenty months.<\/h4>\n

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1920-1946<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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French occupation.<\/h4>\n

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1946<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Syrian independence, Apr 17th.<\/h4>\n

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